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■The situation of the porcelain in the world and
Imariyaki ~ As the center on Europe~

It is in the 13th century that Chinese porcelain appeared for
the first time in Europe. It is told that Marco Polo in
Venezia brought them.

Afterwards, the Orient trade
thrived by the great navigation era started in the
15th century, and at the beginning of the 17th century,
the Dutch Ease India company imported a lot of porcelain
as the return freight when they shipped the articles from
Europe to China.
Above all, the porcelain called "Blue and White" and loved
by people was the sometsuke of China Keitokuchin.
At that time, they were evaluated most highly.
However, around the middle of the 17th century,
the Dutch East India Company could not help abandoning the trade with China because the political situation of China were confused.

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